That's more expensive than a brand new boat !! (from the same company) Bargain ?

I've been at the 2012 Boltenhagen Laser Worlds (Tracy himself is my witness!). Only 2 or 3 of all of those charter boats there aft the event have been in a quality of "to sell directly aft the event". It is defintely a cost intensive work for our main Laser store to refubish those charter boats into a "again to sell"-quality. To me, the price for such a "charter"-Laser (no matter if of 2012 Olympic Games at Weymouth or of 2012 Boltenhagen Worlds, etc.) is sort of " appropriate", if in a quality of "to sell directly aft the event". BUT, it is not a Bargain at all to buy such an "Event charter Laser". For a sailing mate, I took home of Boltenhagen one of those three "to sell directly aft the event" charter Laser (he did pay me the gasoline). Later, I've been able to buy a never sailed brand new boat (# GER2031xx) of our GER Laser-Store in model-version "Classic" (nonXD) of the same price like one of those event charter boats (in model version "XD"). It has been the final sold new Laser in model version "Classic" here , the store owner told (any needed parts of a"Harken"-XD -version I have already in stock in my basement

). Reason, they don't any longer sell the version "Classic" here is: the low demand!
In Summary: If you're able to buy, aft a major event, a Laser in a quality of "to sell directly aft the event" it is cheaper, then to buy it brand new one in model version "Classic", but in this quality there are not many of those charter Lasers to get. BTW: To me, the Olympic boats to get allways is a matter of honour, not a matter of "bargain". I never would come to the idea to delete the stickers of "Weymouth/Quingdao/Athens/Savanah"!! But, of course those boats have to get the 2 well known official ILCA/ISAF silver stickers a the rear wall of the cockpit, in addition with a class legal sail-number. I always thought: the Olympic boats in future stay at LP's- "Sail Laser"-sailing-school at Weymouth/Portland (or an equivalent LP-"Sail Laser"-base. That most of those boats already have been sold at the island of England is incredible to me!
Finaly, to TLF member "BLS" (of PuertoRico), above: It is worth to sail Laser competitive. It definitely is more fun than at an(y) A-Class or F16 Catamaran! Come on and sail with us! Ask Tracy (via TLF-"private massage"-functionality), our ILCA president (aka TLF member "SFB Laser"), to help you to get a boat for you to P.R.!
Then, in 4 years, we meet at Rio!... Me, as a fat and old spectator of the Laser races and you, probably as an Olympic participant in the Laser Standard (who knows)! Guess, even the age 43 Brazilian-"Legend of the Laser Standard", Robert Scheidt, retuns (view here:
http://www.laserinternational.org/info/laserstandardrobertscheidtbrawillbeback ).
So, up till then, I am quite sure, there will be produced enough boats of LP/UK or LP/USA or PSA (is my hope) to meet.
Ciao LooserLu
P.S in attachment: Me and my brand new LP/UK-Laser-"Manatee 2", aft her Christening Ceremony of the past Saturday
